City of Stockton Marijuana Tax, Measure I (November 2010)
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Measure I, a City of Stockton Tax on Marijuana Dispensaries ballot proposition was on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in the City of Stockton in San Joaquin County.[1] It was approved.
Measure I imposed a tax on marijuana dispensaries, including separate tax rates for medical dispensaries and for dispensaries selling marijuana for recreational use. The recreational use tax was designed in light of California Proposition 19 (2010), a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, which was ultimately defeated.[2]
- Medical marijuana dispensaries: taxed at the rate of $25 per $1,000 of gross receipts
- Recreational marijuana businesses: taxed at the rate of $100 for each $1,000 of gross receipts (subject to Proposition 19)
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 35,961 | 66.60% | ||
| No | 18,032 | 33.40% | ||
Election results are from the San Joaquin elections division as of November 26, 2010.
Supporters
Mayor Ann Johnston and Vice Mayor Kathy Miller signed the official ballot arguments supporting Measure I.[2]
Opponents
Measure I was opposed by Americans for Safe Access. This group supports taxing recreational marijuana but opposes taxing medical marijuana[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure I: Establish Fair Business Tax on Permitted Marijuana Sales. Shall Stockton’s Business License Tax Ordinance be amended to establish new business categories of: (1) permitted “Medical Cannabis Dispensaries” at a tax rate of $25.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts; and (2) non-medical “Marijuana Businesses” at a tax rate of $100.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts, for general fund revenue to mitigate impacts on City services such as police, fire and code enforcement?[3] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Record.Net, "A Savvy Citizenry more vital than ever," July 18, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stockton Record, "Stocktonians to decide on pot tax, fire provisions, low public housing," October 6, 2010
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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